Take three small steps:
1. Read the past form: فَتَحَ — he opened.
2. Read its present partner: يَفْتَحُ — he opens.
3. Notice the middle vowel in the present: تَ, so its weight is يَفْعَلُ.
Do not manufacture the present form by guessing. Read, understand, and practise the attested pair.
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Fa'ala Verbs - Part 1: Past and Present Pairs
Take three small steps:
1. Read the past form: فَتَحَ — he opened.
2. Read its present partner: يَفْتَحُ — he opens.
3. Notice the middle vowel in the present: تَ, so its weight is يَفْعَلُ.
Do not manufacture the present form by guessing. Read, understand, and practise the attested pair.